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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023

Variable Details

VariableYSTART
LabelReason not able to start work within 2 weeks
Question text Why would you not have been able to start within 2 weeks?
Responses
1 Must complete education 141
2 Cannot leave present job within 2 weeks 468
3 Looking after family or home 196
4 Temp sick or injured 48
5 Long-term sick or disabled 346
6 Other reason 198
-9 Does not apply 44686
-8 No answer 1
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, October - December, 2023
Interviewer InstructionsCode main reason only
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.
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